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Comment by lemonelephant on February 9, 2014 at 11:09pm

Bubweena, blue candles are for any time you are thinking of your Sailor. See Blue Candles.

Comment by sacsocmom on February 9, 2014 at 11:08am

My daughter is a MA in C school, and at some point you can opt out of eating in the hall. My daughter says they don't take the money out of her pay and it is a little over $300. I have sent care packages to her to help because she was not eating breakfast most days because she did not have time to eat in their schedules. Her roomies love me

Comment by Christina on February 9, 2014 at 10:16am

Bubweena, my son told me about that good news also about the new Billets available for them! Sounds very exciting!
I agree with you about it being wrong for them to take money out even if they don't eat.

Comment by Bubweena on February 9, 2014 at 9:58am

Huskerfan, I think it is terrible that they have to pay for their meals, whether they eat there or not. In most cases that is over $250 a month. He would never spend that a month if he were grocery shopping and cooking. But he said they don't have any say in the matter. I would just load money on his NEX card and he could use it when he dies eat there. But he says they take it out anyway.
He did give me a run down on the types if MA's. they also got some big news about where a lot if them will be stationed. It really isn't on the previous list we spoke about. Again unless you are in the top of your class which my son is not. He is on his testing, but physically he isn't, even though he has been working out almost everyday since he has been there. The poor kid is like his dad and he just can't run. However he has lost another 5 lbs which makes his total 22lbs since beginning of bootcamp. I don't know what to do about sending his clothes. I am sure he has gone down atleast one size in his jeans, maybe 2. It is incredible. Also in bootcamp they gave him a shaving waiver except for inspection days. He would have to shave 3 times on those days. But now that he is going to be an MA, he has to stay clean shaven all the time. I don't know what he is going to do. He is very hairy, the guys at BC used to make fun of him over it.
By the way only the top recruits get to chose PRP. They have to also get Federal Security clearance and could not have had any waivers getting in.
Hope e everyone is doing well. So here we go again. The count down starts again tomorrow for my sons class. They are slated to graduate March 28th. Guess I better get a new blue candle or does that only apply to Basic?

Comment by lemonelephant on February 9, 2014 at 2:16am

PRP stands for "Personnel Reliability Program" not "Personal Reliability Program." There is a little info on it within the discussion, Break down week by week.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 9, 2014 at 1:39am

INDOC is short for Indoctrination and is instruction related to a school, command, or rate. Each time your Sailor goes to a new command or advances in rate, s/he will have some sort of INDOC to be sure that s/he is aware of how things work and the expectations that will be placed on him/her. INDOC at "A" School always includes some sort of test to be sure that the Sailor understands the expectations. At some commands INDOC mainly involves the Sailor receiving some forms outlining the rules and assigning him/her a person to ask questions of and then the Sailor has to sign a form indicating that s/he has been advised of and understands what will be expected of him/her at the command.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 9, 2014 at 1:16am

You can go to https://shop.aafes.com/scs/default.aspx to get a "NEX" gift card. Since the "NEX" cards are issued by AAFES now, they are good on all Exchanges worldwide except for Coast Guard Exchanges and our Sailors aren't stationed on Coast Guard bases.

Comment by lemonelephant on February 9, 2014 at 1:06am

As far as meals, Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) gives info on the "meal allowance" that your Sailor receives. In BC the BAS was paid directly to the RTC and was not entered on the LES. At some Schools/commands, that amount shows up in the LES and then is deducted and paid to the galley even if the Sailor seldom or never eats there and I think that is the case at Lackland. It is important to know that because the Sailor will be paying for food s/he never eats if s/he eats at other places frequently. (There are other links on that site that you may want to check out as well.)

Comment by ScottsMom ship 02 DIV 949 on February 8, 2014 at 9:47pm

I have added more BOOT CAMP journal pages. I really hope you gals like them. I worked very hard on tem. Also, I have added some free printables to my blog today you an follow the link from my Etsy store.

I hope you will check them out:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/178671635/us-navy-boot-camp-weekly-jou...

Comment by ScottsMom ship 02 DIV 949 on February 8, 2014 at 10:49am

I have just finished some of my NAVY BOOT CAMP journal sheets. They are a great way to memorialize your SR's journey through boot camp. I hope you like them

https://www.etsy.com/listing/178669923/us-navy-boot-camp-weekly-jou...

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